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SC H 4737

in committee

Training for new college and university board members

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did SC H 4737 pass?

Not yet. SC H 4737 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-22): Referred to Committee on Education

What is SC H 4737 about?

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-35 SO AS TO CREATE A MANDATORY ORIENTATION TRAINING PROGRAM FOR NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THIS STATE, TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAM, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD SECRETARY OF EACH INSTITUTION.

Who sponsors SC H 4737?

McGinnis, Grant are the primary sponsors of SC H 4737.

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-35 SO AS TO CREATE A MANDATORY ORIENTATION TRAINING PROGRAM FOR NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THIS STATE, TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAM, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD SECRETARY OF EACH INSTITUTION.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-05-22 — Referred to Committee on Education
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • McGinnisprimary
  • Grantprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-22

    Referred to Committee on Education

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-05-22

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2026-05-14

    Read third time and sent to Senate

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2026-05-13

    Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-17

  5. 2026-05-13

    Read second time

    reading-2

  6. 2026-05-13

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  7. 2026-05-13

    Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Govan, Dilliard, Jones, Anderson, Rivers, Waters, Gilliard

  8. 2026-05-07

    Debate adjourned

  9. 2026-04-29

    Debate adjourned

  10. 2026-04-23

    Debate adjourned

  11. 2026-04-01

    Debate adjourned

  12. 2026-03-26

    Requests for debate-Rep(s). King, Govan, Weeks, Dillard, Jones, JL Johnson, Hart, Gilliard, Waters, Rivers, Anderson

  13. 2026-03-25

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-01-29

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Grant

  15. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-01-13

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  17. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

    referral-committee

  18. 2025-12-16

    Prefiled

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage of Bill

    2026-05-13 · pass · 93-17

    Member-level votes (123)
    • Alexander, Terry: yes
    • Anderson, Carl L.: yes
    • Atkinson, Lucas: yes
    • Bailey, William H.: yes
    • Bamberg, Justin T.: yes
    • Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
    • Bauer, Heather: yes
    • Bowers, Phillip: yes
    • Bradley, Jeff: yes
    • Burns, James Mikell: yes
    • Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
    • Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
    • Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
    • Chapman, Donald G.: yes
    • Chumley, William M.: yes
    • Clyburn, William: yes
    • Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: yes
    • Collins, Neal A.: yes
    • Cox, Brandon L.: yes
    • Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
    • Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
    • Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
    • Duncan, Adam L.: yes
    • Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
    • Ford, Greg: yes
    • Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
    • Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
    • Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
    • Gatch, Gil: yes
    • Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
    • Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
    • Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
    • Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
    • Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
    • Guffey, Brandon: yes
    • Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
    • Hager, William: yes
    • Hardee, Kevin: yes
    • Hart, Christopher R.: yes
    • Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
    • Hartz, Charles V.: yes
    • Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
    • Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Herbkersman, William G.: yes
    • Hewitt, Lee: yes
    • Hiott, David R.: yes
    • Hixon, William M.: yes
    • Holman, Harriet A.: yes
    • Hosey, Lonnie: yes
    • Jones, Wendell K.: yes
    • Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
    • King, John Richard C.: yes
    • Kirby, Roger K.: yes
    • Lawson, M. Brian: yes
    • Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
    • Long, Steven Wayne: yes
    • Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
    • Luck, Jason S.: yes
    • Martin, David: yes
    • McDaniel, Annie E.: yes
    • McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
    • Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
    • Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
    • Moore, JA: yes
    • Moore, Travis A.: yes
    • Moss, Dennis C.: yes
    • Neese, Mike M.: yes
    • Newton, Brandon: yes
    • Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
    • Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
    • Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
    • Pope, Thomas E.: yes
    • Reese, Robert T.: yes
    • Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
    • Robbins, Robby: yes
    • Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
    • Schuessler, Carla: yes
    • Scott, Keishan M.: yes
    • Sessions, Heath: yes
    • Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
    • Smith, Marvin: yes
    • Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
    • Taylor, Bill: yes
    • Teeple, James E.: yes
    • Vaughan, David: yes
    • Waters, Courtney S.: yes
    • Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
    • Whitmire, William R.: yes
    • Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
    • Williams, Robert Q.: yes
    • Willis, Mark N.: yes
    • Wooten, Chris: yes
    • Yow, Richard L.: yes
    • Beach, Thomas: no
    • Cromer, April: no
    • Edgerton, Sarita L.: no
    • Frank, Stephen: no
    • Gibson, Daniel: no
    • Gilreath, Thomas Lee: no
    • Harris, Robert J.: no
    • Huff, William C.: no
    • Kilmartin, John Gregory: no
    • Lastinger, John T., Jr.: no
    • Magnuson, Josiah: no
    • McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: no
    • McCravy, John R., III: no
    • Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: no
    • Pace, Jordan S.: no
    • Terribile, Jackie R.: no
    • White, Joseph S.: no
    • Bernstein, Beth E.: excused
    • Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: excused
    • Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.: excused
    • Weeks, J. David: excused
    • Ballentine, Nathan: excused
    • Howard, Leon: excused
    • Johnson, Jeffrey E.: excused
    • Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: excused
    • Landing, Kathy: excused
    • Mitchell, Dianne: excused
    • Rankin, Luke S.: excused
    • Rose, Seth: excused
    • Rutherford, J. Todd: excused
    • Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused

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